About
Korea Future is a non-profit organisation established in 2019 in response to requests from North Korean survivors. We collect, verify, and analyse information concerning alleged violations of international law and, where the evidence permits, identify individuals and institutions that may bear responsibility. We provide relevant material to governments, United Nations bodies, and other multilateral organisations to inform legal, policy, and accountability processes.
Selected Impact
United Nations Human Rights Council resolution (A/HRC/RES/55/21), adopted on 4 April 2024
United Nations General Assembly resolution (A/RES/79/181), adopted on 17 December 2024
European Parliament resolution (2022/2620(RSP)), adopted on of 7 April 2022
North Korean Prison Database identifies 1,095 perpetrators, 1,425 victims, and 9,150 human rights violations documented.
Selected Press
07.2024
In een Noord-Koreaanse grensgevangenis krijg je dertig maïskorrels per dag, NRC
12.2023
In North Korea, torture awaits those deported from China, Deutsche Welle
03.2023
Torture, forced abortions and insects for food: Life inside North Korean jails, CNN
03.2023
Rapport legt 'systeem van massageweld' in gevangenissen Noord-Korea bloot, NOS
03.2023
Martelingen, hongersnood en seksueel geweld in gevangenissen Noord-Korea, De Telegraaf
03.2022
Beatings and forced abortions: Life in a North Korea prison, BBC
03.2022
Group identifies 600 alleged North Korean rights abusers, Al Jazeera
11.2020
The Price of Freedom, International Women’s Media Foundation
10.2020
Report details the horrific experiences of Christians in North Korea, Premier Christian News
05.2019
Thousands of North Korean Women Are Being Forced Into China’s Sex Trade, a Report Says, Time
05.2019
Women Forced Into Sex Trade When Fleeing North Korea, The Wall Street Journal
05.2019
The women trafficked from North Korea into China’s sex trade, The Telegraph
03.2018
Marital rape is not considered a crime in North Korea, The Washington Post
03.2018
North Korean women have plenty of reason to say ‘Me Too’ — but no hope of a reckoning, The Washington Post
03.2018
Sexual violence against women and girls ‘rampant’ in North Korea, The Telegraph
Selected Work
05.2026
Working Group on Justice and Accountability: HRC61 Review and Findings Note
11.2025
Justice as Process: What North Korean Survivors Want and How to Deliver It
01.2025
Arbitrary Detention in the DPRK and Accountability Avenues for Rights Violations
12.2024
Double Vulnerability: Religious Women and Gender-Based Violence in the DPRK Prison System
12.2024
Systematic Detention and Specific Treatments of Repatriated Citizens in the DPRK Penal System
10.2024
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Guide for North Korean Exiles
10.2024
Survivor-Centred Justice: North Korean Perspectives
09.2024
Criminal Proceedings and the Role of the Ministry of Social Security
07.2024
Ryanggang: Inside the North Korean Prison State
03.2024
Evidentiary Developments Concerning Human Rights Violations in the DPRK Penal System
03.2024
Conceptual Developments Concerning Women in Detention in the DPRK Penal System
03.2024
Sexual and Gender-based Violence
03.2024
Denial of the Rights of Detainees with Disabilities in the DPRK Penal System
12.2023
Progress Made on Accountability for Serious Human Rights Violations in North Korea
03.2023
The Accountability Imperative: Torture & Ill Treatment in the Penal System
03.2023
Digital Reconstruction of Torture in North Korea: The case of North Hamgyong MPS Holding Centre
09.2022
Opportunities and Challenges for Exiled North Korean Women in the Human Rights Field
03.2022
North Korean Prison Database: Volume 1
09.2021
Persecuting Faith: Documenting religious freedom violations in North Korea (Volume 2)
08.2021
Organised Persecution: Documenting Religious Freedom Violations in North Korea
10.2020
Persecuting Faith: Documenting religious freedom violations in North Korea (Volume 1)